During his career he played for six different teams, including the Medicine Hat Tigers, Portland Winter Hawks, Brandon Wheat Kings, and Spokane Flyers.
[6] His final year he played for the Hampton Roads Gulls, Virginia Raiders, and Saginaw Gears.
[1] Koules was not drafted by an NHL team, but he attended two tryout camps for his hometown Chicago Blackhawks.
[8] Upon arriving in Hollywood, Koules was introduced to former Los Angeles Times reporter, Dale Pollock, and the two formed Peak Productions soon after.
[2] In 2007, Koules started his pursuit to purchase the Tampa Bay Lightning from Palace Sports and Entertainment.
[11][12] The group sold the team to Jeffrey Vinik, a minority owner in the Boston Red Sox, for $160 million in 2010.
[13] In June 2011, Koules sold his ownership in Evolution Entertainment, but continued to own and oversee the Saw franchise and Two and a Half Men.
They met by happenstance on a flight from Toronto, where Arazm is originally from, to Los Angeles where Koules was filming Saw II.